My dad sent me this article. Those Canucks. How dare they go off and actually THINK about something? I mean, Al Gore told us what to think about global warming. He summarized what every scientist on Earth thinks about the subject. And invented the Internet. Right?

Not according to the Canada Free Press, at least. I’m not totally sure we can trust them. After all, they talked to some scientists who (1) are not American and (2) might actually know something about the topic. Sounds like actual journalism.

Scientists respond to Gore’s warnings of climate catastrophe

Hayden couldn’t keep his hands off Aunt Jaime’s face when she came over last week.

This week, she came over to show off this:

Last week I mentioned that they’re getting serious and now she’s officially engaged (or, as Dad likes to say it, en-gagged). He popped the question on Saturday while they were down in California for her to meet his parents. They sound like nice people.

Possibly the weirdest part? Jaime and her now-fiancé, Russel, dated the exact same amount of time that Ryan and I did before getting engaged. To the day.

The first question (after “Can I see the ring?”) is always “Do you have a date?” They’re getting married on November 18th. It’s a good choice for Jaime since she can take a longer vacation from work for her honeymoon with Thanksgiving, but traveling at that time is going to make our ticket prices higher (though hopefully not as high as at Christmas).

My mom had her heart set on having Baby’s First Christmas out there, but we can’t afford to fly out twice in two months. We were also planning on spending Thanksgiving with Ryan’s parents, especially since we could introduce Hayden to Ryan’s grandparents (they’re 89!) en route. I guess we’ll just have to switch the order of our trips.

Sigh. And I did so like our former plans.

I am deeply disappointed in myself. I guess I had it coming.

The Political Compass says I’m….

No, I can’t say it.

Just look for yourself:

Your political compass

Okay, for a little interpretation, a negative score on the left/right scale is . . . left. I’m rationalizing it by saying it’s just because (generally speaking) I support the free market, globalization and the arts (even abstract art, but not feces. Ew.). And it’s an economic scale. I always thought I might have “tendencies” in economics, but now it’s confirmed.

At least I’m not a libertarian. Barely. I guess I’m now fully authorized to say that I’m moderate (even though I still think I’m right-of-center).

Is this or is this not a loaded question: “If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations.” How can you say no?

Take the test yourself to see if you have a dirty little secret, too.

Political Compass

What did you expect? Thanks to Aunt Brookie for the adorable penguin booties. They’re the first “shoes” he’s worn. They stay on pretty well, too—a lot better than socks with the way he’s been kicking lately.

We’ve had the paperwork for this since before Hayden was born, but we finally got around to sending it in a couple weeks ago. Then last week, we got this in the mail:

It seems like pretty much everyone agrees that Utah has one of the best 529s out there. I’m excited: I like planning for the future. I just hope we plan enough!